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Who established the first hospitals when physicians cared for soldiers and ill people in their home?
What are Romans?
100
This wooden instrument was designed for auscultation and invented in 1819.
What is the stethoscope?
100
This is the "Father of Medicine" who was one of the first to attribute illness to physical origin (not spiritual).
Who is Hippocrates?
100
I am the "Father of Microbiology."
Who is Louis Pasteur?
100
My name is Sigmund Freud. I am one of the founders of the field of....?
What is Psychology?
200
In primitive and ancient times, people believed that illness and disease were caused by what or who?
What are Gods (or Spirits)?
200
This device was invented in 1666 and allowed increased visualization of organisms.
What is the microscope?
200
I invented the stethoscop.e
Who is Rene Laennec?
200
I am the "Founder of Modern Nursing."
Who is Florence Nightingale?
200
My name is Christian Barnard. I successfully performed the first ______ (what?) in 1968?
What is the first successful heart transplant?
300
During the Middle Ages, this killed 75% of the population in Europe and Asia?
What is the Bubonic Plague?
300
This machine was invented in the 20th century and allows an organ in our body to be safely stopped for several hours at a time.
What is the Heart Lung Machine?
300
I am a pediatric neurosurgeon who paved the way for African American physicians/surgeons and separated Siamese twins!
Who is Ben Carson?
300
I used carbolic acid on wounds to kill germs. I was the first doctor to use antiseptic techniques during surgery.
Who is Joseph Lister?
300
My name is Robert Koch. What did I discover?
What is the bacterium tuberculosis?
400
This period of time is called the rebirth of the science of medicine.
What is the Renaissance?
400
This machine was invented in the 20th century and allows people with a failed organ to survive by removing waste from the blood.
What is the Kidney Dialysis Machine?
400
I invented bifocals.
Who is Ben Franklin?
400
I developed the first bureau of records to search for missing men in battle?
Who is Clara Barton?
400
We developed the first public health and sanitation system ever (sewers, aqueducts, etc.).
Who are the Romans?
500
These people were the first to require physicians to pass examinations and obtain licenses?
What are the Greeks?
500
This is the invention from the 1700s that corrects near and far sightedness.
What are bifocals? (glasses)
500
I scraped my teeth and observed bacteria, realizing this is what causes cavities.
Who is Anton Van Leeuwenhoek?
500
I discovered X-rays in 1895.
Who is Wilhelm Roentgen?
500
Increased dissection, despite church disapproval, during this time period led to an increased understanding of anatomy and physiology?
What is the Renaissance?